A Visit to Remember: Nathia Gali - Mukshpuri - 06-07th September 2014 with Hamayoon Khan Hamayoon Khan Official Tourists Alumni Pakistan - TAP Suleman Khan Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan Abbas Khattak Falcon Adventure Club Cara Khan Collab Media U.S. Consulate General Peshawar Rahim Shah Rahim Shahs Official Facebook Group Bakhtiar Khattak Ali Khurram Irfan Khan Mukeshpuri is a 9,200 feet elevated mountain in the Nathiagali Hills where one can reach by trekking either from Nathiagali trek or Dunga gali trek. It is 90 kilometers north of Islamabad, Pakistan, just above Dunga Gali in the Nathiagali area of Ayubia National Park. Much of it the mountain is covered with Western Himalayan sub-alpine conifer forests. According to some sources the name Mukeshpuri is derived from the Sanskrit words: Moksha (liberation) and Puri (city). Mukeshpuri is of special importance for the Hindus because of the Legends relating it to the Pandavas of the Mahabharata. There are the five Pandavas, the heroes of the Mahabharata, who are favorite objects of worship in the east and sometimes addressed as the Panj Pir (five saints). The route from Nathiagali on western side of mountain is a steady and 2.5 kilometers long climb and it will take about 2 hours. The mountain also has a route on the Dunga Gali side, with a steeper slop. There is a bird sanctuary on this side created with the help of the European Union. The following areas can be viewed from the top of Mukeshpuri peak, Circle Bakote, Jhelum River, the Bagh District of AJK, in the south the city of Murree and the Murree Tehsil, as well as Islamabad, Pakistan. - See more at: tourisminpakistan/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/hazara/mukshpuri/#sthash.AQ4yT4CY.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:44:03 +0000
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